Naughty or Nice? Gabe Tigerman and Danneel Ackles Kick Off the Holidays

Happy Thanksgiving from Fangasm! To kick off your holiday celebrating, be sure to catch Gabriel Tigerman and Danneel Ackles in the original movie, Naughty or Nice, airing this Saturday, November 24th on the Hallmark Channel. The special is directed by another member of the SPN extended family, David Mackay, who also brought us Ten Inch Hero. (And Jensen in a kilt and eye makeup, lest you’ve forgotten. Wait, who would forget something like that??)

David was one of the first people we interviewed for Fangasm, way back in 2007 on our first trip to Vancouver. His insights on directing, the film business and how to hang onto your creative vision no matter what obstacles keep falling in your way helped us keep going when it looked like the book would never get published. And on a more shallow level (hey, you know what we like….) he shared filming tips like how he lit Jensen’s eyes so they’d be even more knock-you-over gorgeous. Thanks, David.

Danneel was also one of our first interviews, and we’ve been two of her biggest fans ever since she proved herself not only smart, thoughtful and beautiful, but one of the most patient and supportive people we’ve ever met. Let’s just say our interview with her was plagued with the most ridiculous technical difficulties you can imagine – and that Danneel and Jensen managed to save the day anyway. For those of you who’ve read Fandom At The Crossroads, you know that Danneel and the adorable Gabe Tigerman contributed their thinky thoughts to that book, and there’s much more from both of them and from David in Fangasm.

Until then, with this many Supernatural-connected cast and crew working on a project, Naughty or Nice can’t go wrong! Be sure to check it out on Saturday evening and tweet Danneel and Gabe your thoughts. We’re looking forward to it!

Fan Phenomena: Supernatural on Amazon

Fangasm on Amazon

Fandom at the Crossroads on Amazon

Fan Culture: Theory/Practice on Amazon

Our Story

This is the story of two college professors who fell hard for a show called Supernatural. Obsession, devotion, fascination, call it what you will. We decided to figure out what was going on with us by writing a book on fandom from the fans' perspective. As academics do, we hit the libraries and internet, accumulating stacks of articles and hundreds of pages of research. We typed and revised and theorized, quoted and footnoted, and ended up with an academic text crammed full of the current scholarship on fandom.

This is not that book.

Somewhere along the line, the research took a back seat to the road trip as we traveled across the US and Canada interviewing the show’s fans, as well as the actors and directors, writers, journalists, bloggers, convention organizers, significant others and insignificant hangers-on. Fangasm! is the story of that year-long roadtrip -- the surprises we never saw coming, the secrets uncovered, the behind-the-scenes insights, the heartwarming and heartbreaking fan confessions. It’s also the story of our shared obsession and the friendship that sustains us through 4 am line-ups, overtaxed credit cards, canceled flights and airport camp-outs, and of course the occasional accusations of insanity.

Order Fangasm now from Amazon by clicking the link at the top of this page.

Media Coverage

Check out the February 2016 issue of Nylon Magazine - we're quoted in an article about fandom!

What Else We’re Writing

We've written several articles for Supernatural Magazine, including features on the fan convention experience, and behind the scenes on the set. We have also written the academic version of this story, Fandom at the Crossroads: Celebration, Shame and Fan/Producer Relationships , and edited a collection on fan culture, Fan Culture: Theory/Practice.
You can also order our book Fan Phenomena: Supernatural, with chapters by cast, crew and fans of Supernatural. Check out what Misha Collins and Richard Speight, Jr. have to say in their insightful (and amusing) chapters. Click the links at the top of the page to order.

And coming in May 2017, look for an exciting new book - Family Don't End With Blood: Cast and Fans on How Supernatural Changed Lives with powerful chapters by ten Supernatural actors including Jared Padalecki!

Kathy is also the Principal Editor and Lynn on the Editorial Board of The Journal Of Fandom Studies, published by Intellect. The most recent issue is available now.